Shloka 23

कुन्ती-विलापः तथा गोविन्द-आश्वासनम्

Kuntī’s Lament and Govinda’s Consolation

Devanagari script

विदुर: सर्वकल्याणैरभिगम्य जनार्दनम्‌ अर्चयामास दाशार्ह सर्वकामैरुपस्थितम्‌

Transliteration

viduraḥ sarvakalyāṇair abhigamya janārdanam arcayāmāsa dāśārha sarvakāmair upasthitam |

Translation

ବିଦୁର ଜନାର୍ଦନଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଯାଇ, ସମସ୍ତ ମଙ୍ଗଳକର ଉପଚାର ଓ ମନୋବାଞ୍ଛିତ ଭୋଗଦ୍ୱାରା ଦାଶାର୍ହ ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣଙ୍କୁ ପୂଜା କଲେ।

Word by Word

• विदुरः: Vidura
• विदुरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वकल्याणैः: with all auspicious (things)
• सर्वकल्याणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वकल्याण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अभिगम्य: having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम्
• Form: Lyap (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana (Krishna)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अर्चयामास: worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च्
• Form: Periphrastic Perfect (Liṭ, āmas-form), Perfect (narrative past), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दाशार्ह: O Dāśārha (Krishna)
• दाशार्ह: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशार्ह
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सर्वकामैः: with all desired (offerings/objects of desire)
• सर्वकामैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वकाम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• उपस्थितम्: present; having come/arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था
• Form: Kta (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vidura
• Janārdana (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Dāśārha (epithet of Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct through hospitality and devotion: a righteous person honors the worthy guest—especially the divine—using auspicious means, expressing humility, gratitude, and recognition of higher guidance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vidura goes to meet Kṛṣṇa, who has arrived, and performs a respectful pūjā with auspicious and pleasing offerings, setting a tone of reverence before the ensuing counsel and high-stakes diplomacy of the Udyoga Parva.